It’s also a fantastic nostalgia trip to put on a VR headset and relive the classic era of the sideways scrolling beat em up from within the arcade machine itself. As this is their first stab at making a Quest game, the scaled-down ambition seems appropriate.
Their new title Path of the Warrior is a simple beat em up that’s clearly intended to be an homage to the 80’s arcade machine Double Dragon and the 90’s console classic Streets of Rage. Both games are known for staging epic set pieces, boasting outrageous boss battles and for having tons and tons of style. Developer Twisted Pixel has some serious VR pedigree having already created the excellent and atmospheric 1950’s set horror Wilson’s Heart, as well as the recent Bond-Esque spy thriller Defector.
Path of the Warrior was a surprise winter release, being both announced and launched immediately at The Game Awards 2019.
